EX-99.(A)(79) 2 a16-16873_1ex99da79.htm EX-99.(A)(79)

Exhibit 99.(a)(79)

 

MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, INC.

 

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

 

MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “Department”) that:

 

FIRST:  The Corporation is registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

SECOND:  The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), at a meeting duly convened and held on September 27-28, 2016, adopted resolutions which: (i) increased the total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue to seventy-eight billion (78,000,000,000) shares of common stock; (ii) established one (1) additional portfolio of common stock consisting of four classes, designated as Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class I, Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class A, Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class C and Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class IS; and (iii) classified 500,000,000 shares of common stock as shares of Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class I, 500,000,000 shares of common stock as shares of Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class A, 500,000,000 shares of common stock as shares of Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class C and 500,000,000 shares of common stock as shares of Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class IS.

 

THIRD:  The terms applicable to the classes of common stock designated and classified as set forth above, including any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption, as set by the Board of Directors, are the same as the terms of the existing classes of common stock which are set forth in the Articles of Restatement of the Corporation, as amended and supplemented (the “Charter”).

 

FOURTH:  As of immediately before the increase in the number of authorized shares as set forth above, the total number of shares of stock of all classes that the Corporation had authority to issue was seventy-six billion (76,000,000,000) shares of common stock, having an aggregate par value of seventy-six million dollars ($76,000,000) and designated and classified in the following portfolios and classes:

 

NAME OF CLASS

 

NUMBER OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
CLASSIFIED AND
ALLOCATED

 

 

 

 

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

 


 

Advantage Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

 

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Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

 

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Insight Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Insight Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Insight Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Insight Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Total

 

76,000,000,000 shares

 

 

†     The par value of all shares of common stock of all portfolios and classes that the Corporation has authority to issue is $0.001 per share.

 

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FIFTH:  As increased, the total number of shares of stock of all classes that the Corporation has authority to issue is seventy-eight billion (78,000,000,000) shares of common stock, having an aggregate par value of seventy-eight million dollars ($78,000,000) and designated and classified in the following portfolios and classes:

 

NAME OF CLASS

 

NUMBER OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
CLASSIFIED AND
ALLOCATED

 

 

 

 

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Active International Allocation Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Advantage Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Asia Opportunity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

 

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Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Fundamental Multi-Cap Core Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Advantage Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Concentrated Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Core Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Discovery Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Franchise Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Insight Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

 

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Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Opportunity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Quality Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Growth Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Insight Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Insight Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Insight Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Insight Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Advantage Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Equity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Opportunity Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

International Real Estate Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

 

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Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Small Company Growth Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class A

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

US Core Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class I

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class A

 

1,000,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class L

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class IS

 

500,000,000 shares

 

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio — Class C

 

500,000,000 shares

 

Total

 

78,000,000,000 shares

 

 

†     The par value of all shares of common stock of all portfolios and classes that the Corporation has authority to issue is $0.001 per share.

 

SIXTH:  The aggregate number of shares of stock of all classes that the Corporation has authority to issue has been increased by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law, and the shares of Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class I, Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class A, Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class C and Emerging Markets Breakout Nations Portfolio—Class IS have been classified and designated by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in Article FIFTH, Section 3 of the Charter.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and attested to on its behalf by its Secretary on this 20th day of October, 2016.

 

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

 

 

John H. Gernon

 

 

 

President

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mary E. Mullin

 

 

Mary E. Mullin

 

 

Secretary

 

 

 

THE UNDERSIGNED, President of MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND, INC., who executed on behalf of the Corporation the foregoing Articles Supplementary of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, the foregoing Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned President acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

 

 

 

 

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

 

 

John H. Gernon

 

 

 

President